Coco and Chanel No 5 story You are welcome to click on the above image to enter the fascinating world of the History of Perfumery and the relationship with the making of Chanel No 5 Parfum. A fascinating story about Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel, a woman born from very humble origins who became a very …
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
It has been since last 2 years for Humanity very challenging times and it seems to remain the same, but at these times, we also get to see the shine of amazing Women fighting for the Planet’s rights, Women’s rights, LGTBQI community, Disability rights, working supporting Families and Children, anti-war protesters, protecting and empowering people …
Perfume Fragrances – August 2021
FOR VEGANS In this month of finishing Austral Winter and seeing Jasmines growing, I decided to promote this beautiful Rose and Jasmine fragrance I wanted a fragrance with Jasmine and Roses. I could not tell the difference between the fragrance of my bottle of Chanel No 5 and the one by ÆS Création Naturel’s “Rose …
Sensitive Skin – Anti Stress and Anti Anxiety Perfume Fragrances
As a Perfumer I get different kind of clients coming with their enquiries to my shop and I am flexible to their requests in general, as this has helped me to explore various avenues in perfumery and also know the psychological and experiential and even spiritual value of a scent or fragrance that can assist …
Collaboration in 2019
In April 2019 Arianne Unity Hargrave in UK contacted me via Instagram interested in the style of my perfume bottles for a collaboration project modelling and showing my perfume bottles in a video. When I visited Arianne’s Instagram I fell in love with the style she uses in her modelling. I thought it matched my …
Day 4 – Raw Materials & Suppliers
Posted by ANA. As I anticipated from my previous experience, walking to school takes me about 40 to 45 minutes walk with few moments of rest to catch my breath and rest my legs, as there are many sections which are UP-HILL!! Today, I arrived the FIRST at class. The teacher was still preparing her …
Ana’s First French Perfumes
Posted by TONY. Here they are, the first perfumes created by Ana in Grasse. These fragrances, now created, might eventually be found in her shop. I am sure that Ana will return to France many times to create more poetry in perfume, but only these designs will ever be the first, and as such they …
The Old Perfumery Book
This includes historic material in the Grasse Museum of Prefumery and materials at the Grasse Institute of Perfumery such as this wonderful book “La Parfumerie Francaise et L’art dans la présentation”
Elisabeth Proal
Posted by ADMIN. Ana is very fortunate to have Elisabeth Proal for her teacher. Elisabeth Proal is a “nose”, a perfumer with an exquisite poetic ability to create fragrances. She was discovered by Chanel when she was working at Givaudan Roure Centre de recherche in 1987 as a spectroscopist, and worked for Chanel for 25 …
Day 3 – Grasse Institute of Perfumery
Posted by ANA. I woke up at 6:30 am and showered and prepared my breakfast and my school bag with my perfume, mists and oil samples to show the instructor that I was going to meet today. I went walking to the school, due to not being sure whether I would need a special pass …